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The official music and entertainment news site of American Idol host and American Top 40 on air radio personality!Fri, 31 Jul 2015 22:35:03 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.1Avril Lavigne on Battle With Lyme Disease: ‘It Was the Worst Time of My Life’http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/06/29/avril-lavigne-breaks-down-about-battle-with-lyme-disease-it-was-the-worst-time-of-my-life/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/06/29/avril-lavigne-breaks-down-about-battle-with-lyme-disease-it-was-the-worst-time-of-my-life/#commentsMon, 29 Jun 2015 21:59:18 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=341398Avril Lavigne spoke candidly about her battle with Lyme disease during an emotional interview on Good Morning America on Monday.

The singer broke down in tears while opening up about “literally the worst time” of her life last October. Avril explained that she was bedridden and top doctors and specialists failed to properly diagnose her ailment.

“They would pull up their computer and be like, ‘Chronic fatigue syndrome,'” she explained through tears. “Or, ‘Why don’t you try to get out of bed, Avril, and just go play the piano?’ It’s like, ‘Are you depressed?’ This is what they do to a lot of people who have Lyme disease. They don’t have an answer for them so they tell them, like, ‘You’re crazy.'”

After two months of enduring the debilitating symptoms, Avril became her own health advocate and diagnosed herself with Lyme disease, a bacterial infection transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected tick.

While in recovery, Avril received get-well-soon videos and messages from fans around the world who all contributed to her emotional healing process. Now, the 30-year-old is halfway through her regimen of antibiotics and rest and is expected to make a full recovery.

“I think for me it’s like a second chance at life,” she said. “I want to go out there and truly do what I love. I’m so excited for life after this.”

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/06/29/avril-lavigne-breaks-down-about-battle-with-lyme-disease-it-was-the-worst-time-of-my-life/feed/0Avril Lavigne Drops Uplifting Song ‘Fly’ for Special Olympics, Talks Battle With Lyme Diseasehttp://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/04/16/avril-lavigne-drops-uplifting-song-fly-for-special-olympics-talks-battle-with-lyme-disease/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/04/16/avril-lavigne-drops-uplifting-song-fly-for-special-olympics-talks-battle-with-lyme-disease/#commentsThu, 16 Apr 2015 21:21:09 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=332654Avril Lavigne has been absent from the spotlight after being bedridden for five months due to Lyme disease. After making a steady recovery from her serious ailment, the punk princess is back with her brand-new single “Fly.”

The music video — released on Thursday — finds the 30-year-old belting the uplifting track in a recording studio, while shots of athletes competing in the Special Olympics are incorporated into the inspiring visual.

Also on Thursday, Avril appeared on Good Morning America and opened up about her battle with the debilitating disease.

“I went from doctor to doctor for about eight months until I found somebody that had the knowledge of Lyme disease and the experience of treating it,” she said. “I actually knew I had it the whole time, probably since the summer, and was just up against a lot of doctors telling me, ‘You’re crazy, some of them were like, ‘It doesn’t exist.'”

Despite the struggle she faced during her journey to recovery, Avril revealed that she is “healthier and stronger than I was before,” and she has “gained a lot of perspective on my life.”

“Fly,” which is her first song since 2013, serves as a charity single, and 100 percent of the proceeds will go towards the Special Olympics. You can support the cause by purchasing the track on iTunes here.

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/04/16/avril-lavigne-drops-uplifting-song-fly-for-special-olympics-talks-battle-with-lyme-disease/feed/0Avril Lavigne Releasing Song ‘About My Battle and the Fight’ With Lyme Diseasehttp://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/04/06/avril-lavigne-releasing-song-about-my-battle-and-the-fight-with-lyme-disease/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/04/06/avril-lavigne-releasing-song-about-my-battle-and-the-fight-with-lyme-disease/#commentsMon, 06 Apr 2015 23:10:28 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=331117Just last week, Avril Lavigne revealed in an exclusive interview with People magazine that she has been privately battling Lyme disease and was even bedridden for five months up until recently.

But now that she is feeling more like herself again, she’s turning her focus back on her music.

In a podcast interview for Billboard, Avril reveals that she is releasing a new song on April 16, “Fly,” for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games, she’s planning a Christmas album, and she recently wrote a track inspired by her illness.

“This is all happening organically — I wasn’t thinking, ‘Oh, when am I going to make a record?’ It just happened,” she explains. “I wrote a song, and I want to release that song this year too, because it’s about my battle and the fight that I’ve had to put up.”

If all that wasn’t enough, Avril also wants to jump into film. “I’ve got a couple things lining up right now, so of course I can’t say [which film]. I’m figuring out a couple things.”

Still, fans shouldn’t expect all of this from Avril any time soon. “I’m doing things at my speed and never being too overwhelmed, like the way I have in the past,” she also tells Billboard. “I really want to enjoy everything, because life is good. And even though this circumstance is unfortunate, I think there are a lot of positives with it. I’m definitely choosing to view it that way.”

The Canadian singer has filmed a music video for her song “Give You What You Like” off her 2013 self-titled album since “You guys asked for it,” she tweeted late on Monday, the same day she dropped a 30-second trailer.

The video also doubles as a trailer for the Lifetime’s Babysitter’s Black Book,and features Avril singing in a candlelit room in between a police station scene from the movie.

Babysitter’s Black Book, which premieres on February 21 at 8/7c, is based on the true story about a college-bound teen and her friends who turn their childcare gig into an escort service for dads.

No word yet on when the full-length video for “Give You What You Like” will drop, but Avril promises it will be “soon.”

Download “Give You What You Like” and the rest of Avril Lavigne on iTunes!

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/02/03/avril-lavigne-sings-in-candlelit-room-in-give-you-what-you-like-video-teaser/feed/0See 17-Carat Diamond Ring Avril Lavigne Got for First Anniversaryhttp://www.ryanseacrest.com/2014/07/31/see-17-carat-diamond-ring-avril-lavigne-got-for-first-anniversary/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2014/07/31/see-17-carat-diamond-ring-avril-lavigne-got-for-first-anniversary/#commentsThu, 31 Jul 2014 21:33:04 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=299468Forget a paper gift for their first anniversary … Chad Kroeger gave his wife of one year a stunning 17-carat diamond ring!

Avril Lavigne showed off the bauble — which is so huge it takes up half her finger — on Twitter on Thursday, gushing, “I still can’t believe my 1 year anniversary gift. 17 carat emerald cut. Wow. I love my hubby.” Although she later took down the tweet and photo, here’s what it looked like:

When the “Here’s to Never Growing Up” singer stopped by On Air with Ryan Seacrestin April 2013, she showed off the 14-carat engagement ring Chad gave her just one month after they first began dating.

Avril and Chad married last July 1 — one year to the date they first began dating — in the South of France. For the gothic-themed wedding, the bride wore a black gown.

“I wanted it to be over the top,” she told Hello magazine. “I’m obsessed with castles and I love French décor and goth. I found this castle in France and we visited it and it was perfect.”

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2014/07/31/see-17-carat-diamond-ring-avril-lavigne-got-for-first-anniversary/feed/0Avril Lavigne Announces South American Solo Tour Dateshttp://www.ryanseacrest.com/2014/03/18/avril-lavigne-announces-south-american-solo-tour-dates/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2014/03/18/avril-lavigne-announces-south-american-solo-tour-dates/#commentsTue, 18 Mar 2014 17:13:26 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=282857Avril Lavigne announced last Friday via Twitter that she will be joining the Backstreet Boys on their A World Like Thissummertour — her first North American roadshow in seven years — and now she has dropped dates for her single-handed takeover of South America before connecting with BSB.

The “Rock ‘N’ Roll” singer will kick off her solo tour on April 29 in São Paulo, Brazil, starting April 29, and will run through major cities including Rio De Janeiro and Buenos Aires before wrapping up on May 15 in Mexico City.

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2014/02/25/the-10-biggest-song-premieres-on-on-air-with-ryan-seacrest/feed/030 Awesome Anti-Valentine’s Day Songs for #TeamSinglehttp://www.ryanseacrest.com/2014/02/14/30-anti-valentines-day-songs-to-remind-us-why-being-single-is-awesome/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2014/02/14/30-anti-valentines-day-songs-to-remind-us-why-being-single-is-awesome/#commentsFri, 14 Feb 2014 18:24:22 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=277316It’s Valentine’s Day … and for some people, it could be a big downer.

Maybe you had a terrible breakup, or perhaps the sight of cheesy couples confessing their love for each other evokes nothing more than a gag reflex.

26. Beyonce – “Irreplaceable”

Contribute to this Anti-Valentine’s Day playlist by sharing your comments below.

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2014/02/14/30-anti-valentines-day-songs-to-remind-us-why-being-single-is-awesome/feed/0‘Pop Danthology’ Mashes up 68 Songs, Music Videos From 2013http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2013/12/05/pop-danthology-mashes-up-68-songs-music-videos-from-2013-watch/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2013/12/05/pop-danthology-mashes-up-68-songs-music-videos-from-2013-watch/#commentsThu, 05 Dec 2013 17:18:11 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=267462With only less than a month until the new year, the season of mashups has officially begun.

Music composer and producer, Daniel Kim, dropped his year-end mashup on Tuesday, and the 68-song compilation features some of 2013’s greatest hits, including Miley Cyrus‘ “Wrecking Ball,” Zedd‘s “Clarity,” and One Direction‘s “Story of My Life.”

]]>http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2013/12/05/pop-danthology-mashes-up-68-songs-music-videos-from-2013-watch/feed/0Avril Lavigne Tells ‘Chelsea Lately’ She Doesn’t Remember Her Weddinghttp://www.ryanseacrest.com/2013/11/13/avril-lavigne-doesnt-remember-wedding/
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2013/11/13/avril-lavigne-doesnt-remember-wedding/#commentsWed, 13 Nov 2013 23:10:45 +0000http://www.ryanseacrest.com/?p=265232Most people remember the first time they laid eyes on their significant other and their dream wedding, but for Avril Lavigne, the memories are a bit fuzzy.

The punk princess — dressed in a black, form-fitting dress and combat boots — stopped by Chelsea Lately on Tuesday and showed off her “enlarged” wedding ring, which she added more diamonds to, and she gave some vague, but hilarious, details about her three-day wedding in July.

“So I’ve been going around on this press tour talking about how we met in the studio,” she said. “I thought we really met each other then, but then later on we saw that picture online and then I remembered 10 years ago, Much Music Awards in Canada, that we actually met each other.”